speaks to the Kindle community — Much more bluntly than I, about ebooks and the direction of publishing. Funny, interesting and largely on target in the points she makes about where the industry is trying to go.

Why do people vote against their own interests? — A question I’ve often asked. The GOP would be an minor, irrelevant third party if Americans consistently voted for their own interests. Very little in their platform and policies is of economic or societal benefit to their voting base, and much of it is either lateral or directly harmful. If the GOP had any traction on the issues, they’d run on them. Hence the “God, guns and gays” routine. They don’t have substance, if you’re in the bottom 95% of wage earners. The Culture Wars keep the GOP alive.

Daily Kos with a poll of things Republicans believe — A live poll of 2,000 self-identified Republicans yielded some bizarre results. Consistent with the FOX News/GOP narratives, so not surprising or deep outliers. And yes, consider the source, but ask yourself how many of these extremely weird findings are repeated in the “liberal” media every day as if they were reasonable talking points.